- May 2, 2011
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Hi everyone,
My chicken run now has a roof because here in England we get lots of rain!!
The chicken run is around 12 foot by 8 foot wide.
Currently, even though I have a roof on it, due to the current climate, the mud is still quite 'clumpy and wet'. I have ordered a tonne of wood chippings to put down in the run but im worried if I put this on top of the current mud it will just soak up and get muddy and horrible.
Any ideas of what I could do? Someone mentioned putting sheeting down over the mud before the wood chippings, others mentioned pea gravel and then wood chippings over the top. Both of these would mean no worms or bugs etc I would imagine as these would be in the mud below? I also worry about no natural drainage if I am covering the earth below with a sheet etc.
Any thoughts of what I could do, or if you think it will be fine would be great.
I am also going to add a dust bath, swings and a few ladders and perches etc for them.
Thanks!
My chicken run now has a roof because here in England we get lots of rain!!
The chicken run is around 12 foot by 8 foot wide.
Currently, even though I have a roof on it, due to the current climate, the mud is still quite 'clumpy and wet'. I have ordered a tonne of wood chippings to put down in the run but im worried if I put this on top of the current mud it will just soak up and get muddy and horrible.
Any ideas of what I could do? Someone mentioned putting sheeting down over the mud before the wood chippings, others mentioned pea gravel and then wood chippings over the top. Both of these would mean no worms or bugs etc I would imagine as these would be in the mud below? I also worry about no natural drainage if I am covering the earth below with a sheet etc.
Any thoughts of what I could do, or if you think it will be fine would be great.
I am also going to add a dust bath, swings and a few ladders and perches etc for them.
Thanks!